261 Pubs and Bars found in or around Barnsbury

Scary-looking sports pub on Chapel Market. It's titchy, with hardly room to swing that proverbial cat and a prime locals venue. We didn't stay long, to be honest, as we didn't feel that welcome. There are definitely better pubs...

With so many new identikit gastro pubs springing up in the Kings Cross regenerated area, it is nice to find an unique older pub. However, with the Lincoln Lounge there is always the sense that it has chosen style over...

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The Florence, or "that pub behind the petrol station'' in more forgetful moments, has been a regular haunt of ours for several years,...

When we last reviewed The Bull in 2004 we thought it displayed 'real individuality' and although we were more or less accurate back then, time has shown that this was simply one of the earlier branches of the unbranded M&B...

The Lloyds No.1 chain obviously sees itself as the classier relation in the Wetherspoon family, targeting - but not necessarily securing - a younger and more sophisticated demographic. We're sure it looked lovely the day it...

Having recently replaced the distinctly below-average living room, the Wenlock & Essex was a welcome sight. Run by the people behind a number of fashionable north London bars, including the Slaughtered Lamb and the Diner...

A decent little locals pub a short walk away from the Angel, serving fine Guinness and Thai food. A good place to watch the sport if you're in the area. It's friendly enough, there's okay beer on the taps and the Thai menu is...

If you add the Lexington to Slim Jim's on Upper Street and Big Red on Holloway Road, there are now three American-style bars a short bus ride away from each other. Still, we're not complaining, as there are quite enough...

Drink, Shop & Do is an idiosyncratic and quirky place, which seems to live a misty, nostalgic haze for a variety of war-time and post war influences. The front is the ‘shop’, selling a variety of craft, treen,...

There's something slightly grating about the concept of using "street culture from the 'Ghetto Archipelago'" as a theme for a bar. It's essentially a rose-tinted interpretation of life in a Mexican or Havana slum,...

Judging by its exterior, once upon a time this one was an old-style Dining Room. We never knew it in that incarnation, but passing it over the years we wondered if the interior matched up to London's other Classic Cafes. We...

The Steam Passage has seen several refurbishments in recent history, with the most striking changes of the latest version evident from the outside. Firstly, Tavern has been added to its name, while a new sign and black livery...

If size is everything, then the Junction must be more than contented with itself. This huge rectangular building certainly packs the punters in on a weekend and has more than enough room to accommodate them all. Despite being...

The Millers is reasonable enough pub, especially considering where it is - regulars and local passing traffic from King's Cross station make up the bulk of the clientele. Friendly and efficient service even when busy. Decent...

From the name alone, this hotel annex bar doesn't do itself any favours. "Waiting Room" - no-one likes waiting and the very name makes you impatient. It stands for frustration and it smacks of being transitory: grab a...

Once the underwhelming Masque Bar, this one was reborn in 2008 as The Fellow. With its bar and dining room on the ground floor and a cocktail lounge and roof terrace upstairs, it's very much in keeping with the continual...

The Camden Head is an attractive, ornate and well preserved Victorian pub tucked away amongst the antiques shops of Islington and has been thoroughly reliable for as long as we can remember. There are a couple of ales on tap,...